Portable personally attachable systems for delivering conditioned air to personal breathing zones and other body areas

Abstract

An apparatus for use in creating a zone of conditioned air on or near a person's body comprising: a blower unit configured to produce a flow of conditioned air; an air delivery system that is detachably connected to and is in flow communication with the blower unit, the said air delivery system having at least one outlet for discharging air.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention recognizes a novel method of continuously delivering conditioned air, on or very near an individual's body, including breathing zones, whether, indoors or outdoors, by using a miniaturized, portable, and lightweight air conditioning and air delivery system that can be detachably attached to or integrated with personal apparels such as hats, caps, shoes, eye glasses, music listening devices, pieces of clothing such as shirt collars, button strips, men and women undergarments, pants, or specially designed support frames that can be attached to an individual's apparel or body. The conditioned air can be released anywhere, on or very near various areas of the body (for example, less than 1 foot from the body's surface), including, for example, the breathing zone (areas near nose and mouth), lower leg, hip, head, neck, and entire upper torso. The air conditioning system and the air delivering networks of ducts are so placed that they preferably ...

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Problems solved by technology

One of the major disadvantages of these air-filtering systems is that they are bulky and immovable and are therefore always installed inside homes, buildings, and vehicles by integrating them with the central air conditioning and heating systems.

The same drawbacks reside with systems that deliver conditioned air directly to the breathing zones by integrating the air delivery system with the frame of a bed since the bulky blower unit has to be installed underneath the bed.

Similarly, the portable fan-type room air cleaners are bulky enough to prevent an individual from carry them or tie them to his body.

As such, these systems are incapable of providing a continuous flow of conditioned air to the personal breathing zone and other parts of the body while the individual is outdoors or moving.

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